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Tsuba with New Year decorations and leaves

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tsuba

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

    The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)

    Polished surface; slightly thickened at the edge; the front modelled in low relief with part of a shimenawa (New Year rope decoration) with fern and other leaves and straws (gold) as pendants; on the back, one pair of fern leaves (continued on the front) and two overlapping tachibana badges (orange with fan of leaves) in gold wire inlay.

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